Selasa, 15 Maret 2011

My design school will had a gathering next Saturday at Surabaya Town Square (Sutos). The theme is: Art of Apron a.k.a Celemek. Each student must create an apron with Icon printed on it. Any Icon. Someone uses Eiffel Tower, someone Lady Gaga, someone Michael Jackson, etc. I chose Mulan as my Icon (for apron). Yeah, Mulan is cool, you know. She is strong and sooo heroic! The-only-one-heroic Disney Princess.

This is what my apron turned out to be *I SEW THIS MYSELF hehehehe*. Not finished yet in my concept, but I think I'll just let it be like that.

Below is the original design (yeaaahhhh it looks better on the sketch :( I'm losing the "oriental fan" look, because the transfer paper were too small). Some details I made: fabric flower and dragon skin fabric origami..

Detail of icon (printed on transfer paper, then being ironed to the fabric):

PLAN is not always the same with RESULT. I cannot attend Saturday's Arva Gathering. Means, I will not wear this apron to Surabaya Town Square. And I will not see what everyone else would wear (other students create greeaaat greeaaat beautiful artsy aprons!)

On Saturday I'll go to Hijabers Community Launching. If any of you go to HC Launching, maybe you'll see me there :) (not wearing apron, of course).

Hoahm so sleepy. Bye bye for now. Remember to pray before sleep, and think about nicest things, because before sleep, we enter "alpha wave" -- what we think, the universe will respond. CMIIW :)

I love mori girl's style! Layers, loose, and comfortable. Did I tell you that I am still looking for a style that suits me best? Tried chic & modern style, failed. Quirky style, no way. Gothic? Umm, honestly, even though I don't do gothic make up, I used to wear dark colored clothes. And times that I really feel comfortable is wearing some kind of vintage, loose outfit. Just like Mori Girl's :)

Okay I admit I am not cool. Just leave my blog now. You won't get any inspiration here nyehehehehe :p

I still cannot imagine, how's the feeling of people whose being in front of death. The feeling of people inside those cars which were hit by sea waves, 11/03/2011.

It's like my nightmare some years before, about the end of the world. In the nightmare, I stood in front of a window, watching the world slowly falling down. Nothing we can do. We just know that this is it. This is the time to let everything go.

My deep condolences goes to every victims in Japan's tsunami. May Allah brought them to a better place in peace.

And may the disaster reminds us about death, which we couldn't predict. So that, we must be ready every time, and always do good deeds.

....Hijab, in my opinion, should be our cultural resistance against exploitation of women's concept of beauty. Hijab should be our religious defense from capitalism which takes advantage from women and making them feel uncomfortable of their body (body is too fat, skin is too dark), and their natural aging (wrinkles, dry skin, black spot, etc.)....

The concept of hijab is slowly being either changed, ignored or forgotten altogether.

In this day and age, 'wearing' the hijab to follow the rules of Islam is only one of many reasons a girl may have to do it. It is also the only intention that will lead her to any sort of reward.

I am not about to embark upon a long torrent of holier-than-thou preaching (as I am far flung from perfection), but this is just a small reminder that we should constantly question our intentions in the way we act, talk and dress, especially around those of the opposite sex (it does not cease to amaze me how 'free-mixing' has become something normal and encouraged amongst Muslims).

A good video to let us rethink:

Me myself is still far far away from perfection. But let's learn to be a better person everyday. And always remember our intention to wear hijab. Let hijab be our guard, from the opposite sex's attention and from the heat of hell in the after life :)

Aha. So bored with what's "in" right now, hijab wear and style. Yeah I'm not following the trend. I came from the past :D Slouchy look Tuesday:

Checkered blouse: thrifted online shop Blast from The Past; Owl necklace: from my cousin; Corduroy skirt: from Mom since 1st year of college; Moccasin shoes: from Dad since Junior High School (SMP); Bag: mayonette